Sentimental Value

How do existing familial bonds shape us as humans? This is the question Sentimental Value sets out to explore. When sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) lose their mother, they come face to face with their estranged father, Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård). As a filmmaker, Gustav reveals to Nora he has written a […]

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My Top 10 of 2023… so far

It’s been two weeks since we rang in the new year yet there are still a lot of 2023 releases I haven’t gotten around to seeing yet as they haven’t been released in the UK yet or haven’t become available to watch, however, I thought it would be fun to summarise my top 10 2023 […]

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My Year In Cinema

2023 was the year I finally decided to invest in an Unlimited cinema pass (thanks Cineworld), it’s something I had wanted to do for years and I finally decided to when I saw how many films I wanted to see were coming out this year – this is not an ad but honestly it is […]

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anyone but you

Often I find it can be hard to get a romcom right – but Anyone But You didn’t have that struggle. At the end of the day, the romantic comedy genre isn’t groundbreaking, but it’s fun! and this film was exactly that. Not only did I enjoy it but I’m pretty sure everyone in the […]

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wonka

As a musical movie and Timothée Chalamet lover, I was super excited to see Wonka and obviously had to make sure I was there the night it was released. To be honest, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect, so I went into the film fairly blind (bar the trailer and production shots) but I […]

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Saltburn

I can’t lie, I was terrified to watch Saltburn – I had heard a very mixed bunch of reviews calling the film messed up and super weird and whilst it was incredibly weird it was also wonderful. I’ve been reflecting on the film for a few days and whilst narratively it is not perfect – […]

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Adaptations: part 1

As any book lover would know, book adaptations can be very hit or miss. As many of us build connections to the books and hold high hopes for the films/series we can’t help but sometimes feel disappointed by the outcome but it doesn’t necessarily mean they are bad; we just hold them to higher standards.So […]

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